We had the Duke, Mickey, and Willie in NY at the same time. Those were the golden years. Willie missed two years while serving in the Army. And the move to windy Candlestick from the Polo Grounds affected the number of home runs he could have amassed.
Mickey was a “”Yankee”” and thus, his name couldn’t be mentioned in our house. Stan, the man, was another great of that era, but, of course, more favored by us westerners.